i have yet again redefined what "exhausted" means. so, if i come rolling into kansas with black circles under my eyes, and my children are half dressed in mix-matching clothes... you'll know why.....
old: i've said it before, i'll say it again. we LOVE our church. i don't have the brain power to explain with words the way we feel about them, so here is part of our goodbye letter to them, "As we dance with the anticipation of what is to come, we begin to allow ourselves to fully grieve what we are saying goodbye to. Grace has been our life line for the two years we have lived here. Your warmth, care, and concern for our family has sustained us through some dark days and through some very special moments. You have gone above and beyond ministering to our hearts. We will be forever changed by our interactions and fellowship with this Church Body."
Our church loves well, REALLY well. They are to be commended for their intentional ways of desiring to develop deep, meaningful, community with those in their body as well as those outside of their church. When I wrote that our family would never be the same because of our time here at Grace, I meant it. We love deeper and richer b/c of them, we interact with more purpose and vision b/c of them, we worship with grace and truth MORE b/c of them. Our church isn't perfect. Actually, it's full of wonderfully screwed up and dysfunctional people, LIKE US! And that's what makes them R.E.A.L. If Grace Presbyterian, King George, is any bit of a foretaste of what heaven holds, I am more excited than I have EVER been about eternity with the Saints.
new: while leaving will not be easy, going home to this face, will make it all worth it :)!! i love you, mom.
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